Venezuela

News

Venezuela to Present Petro at OPEC as the ‘Digital Currency for Oil’

Venezuela is hoping the world's oil markets will start using its controversial national cryptocurrency, the petro.

Markets  ·  9 November 2018
Regulation

Venezuelans Forced to Use Petro Cryptocurrency to Pay for Passports

Venezuelans must now pay for passports with the country's controversial petro token, according to a report.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 October 2018
News

US Senators Seek Stronger Sanctions on Venezuela’s ‘Petro’ Cryptocurrency

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is pushing for tighter sanctions against Venezuela's state-backed cryptocurrency, known as the petro.

Markets  ·  5 October 2018
Trade

Venezuela to Adopt Controversial Petro Token in Global Trade

Venezuela's president is ordering the use of the petro in international trade, despite doubts the token will be widely accepted.

Markets  ·  21 September 2018
Venezuela

Venezuela’s Petro Cryptocurrency Is a Gift to Future Generations

The petro cryptocurrency may be one of the most ill-conceived blockchain projects. But it just might speak to exactly why the tech is gravely needed.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 September 2018
Exchanges

Crypto Exchange AirTM Targets Troubled Markets With $7 Million Raise

Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange AirTM has raised $7 million it says it will use to expand in troubled Latin American economies.

Business  ·  29 August 2018
News

Venezuela’s Maduro Orders Banks to Adopt Petro Cryptocurrency

Venezuelan banks have been ordered to use the petro, the Maduro government-launched cryptocurrency, as a unit of account.

Markets  ·  28 August 2018
Dash

Even If It Fails: Why Dash Could Have a Lasting Impact on Crypto Adoption

Few cryptocurrency projects are evangelizing in emerging markets as aggressively as dash, giving $2.3 million to communities in the developing world.

Markets  ·  23 August 2018
News

Venezuela to Peg Pension, Salary Systems to Petro Cryptocurrency

Venezuela is set to begin using its "petro" cryptocurrency as an official accounting unit, according to the country's president.

Markets  ·  14 August 2018
News

Venezuela’s New National Currency Will Be Tied to the Petro, Says President

Venezuela is replacing its national currency, the bolivar, with a new one that will reportedly be tied to its controversial "petro" token.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 July 2018
Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Reveals Plan to Reach Venezuela’s Unbanked

Paxful says business is surging in developing nations, where mobile phones are abundant and cheap, but access to exchange platforms remains scarce.

Business  ·  18 July 2018
Bitcoin

A Plan to Send Millions in Bitcoin to Venezuela Is Moving Ahead

Developer Jonathan Wheeler plans to airdrop bitcoin across Venezuela, in an ambitious attempt at quelling the country's ongoing economic crisis.

Tech  ·  28 June 2018
Banking

Venezuelan President Launches Cryptocurrency-Funded Youth Bank

Venezuela is reportedly launching a youth bank to be funded by the state's controversial cryptocurrency, the petro.

Business  ·  4 May 2018
Zcash

The Anti-Petro? Zcash Throws Venezuelans a Lifeline

The creator of zcash has partnered with a startup called AirTM to help Venezuelans turn their inflated local currency into U.S. dollars, undetected.

Tech  ·  9 April 2018
Russia

Russian Official: Venezuela Won’t Be Paying Its Debt in State Crypto

A Russian Finance Ministry official has stated that Venezuela will not pay off its $3.5 billion debt using the petro.

Markets  ·  27 March 2018